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What to know from the UN: China, Russia have their say, and a frog metaphor makes a cameo

China and Russia got their turns at the U.N. General Assembly podium on Saturday, but — per usual — their top leaders didn't speak. Instead, they turned to their foreign ministers, WANG YI and SERGEY LAVROV.

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Israeli PM Netanyahu Faces Jeers At UN General Assembly

Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu addresses UN General Assembly, sparking mixed reactions and highlighting tensions on Israeli policies.

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U.N. General Assembly Addresses Israel-Hamas Conflict

Secretary-General Guterres addresses Gaza conflict at the UN, sparking criticism and calls for intervention.

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UN General Assembly Begins With Urgent Calls For Global Action

UN General Assembly meeting in New York with global leaders addressing pressing issues and seeking solutions for a peaceful world.

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Biden warns about AI’s ‘risks,’ forces of ‘retreat’ in final UN address - Roll Call

President Biden used his final UN General Assembly address to defend his record and warn about the 'risks' of artificial intelligence.

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Unversed in UNGA? Stumped by SDGs? Here's a handy glossary of UN General Assembly meeting lingo

The U.N. General Assembly’s yearly meeting of world leaders is here

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‘Lame duck’ Biden heads to UN as Trump’s possible return further clouds world affairs - Roll Call

President Biden is slated to attend his final UN General Assembly meeting as president, but Donald Trump will hang over his Tuesday address.

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For a week, New York will be center of money-focused fight to slow climate change

The annual New York City Climate Week and United Nations General Assembly that's just about to start are emphasizing how to generate trillions of dollars that will be needed to help poorer countries move away from gas, oil and coal, fuels that release greenhouse gases and heat the planet

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UN votes against Israel’s occupation of Palestine: Will it change anything?

The resolution orders Israel to vacate the occupied Palestinian territory in a year. But it is nonbinding.

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Australia backs Gaza occupation end despite abstention

Australia has reiterated support for Palestinian determination in the face of an international court ruling about Israel's illegal occupation after a UN vote.

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UN members back resolution directing Israel to leave occupied territories

General assembly votes overwhelmingly in favour of Palestinian resolution after ICJ ruling in July

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UN General Assembly To Vote On Call For End To Israeli Occupation

UN member states were set to vote Wednesday on a push by the Palestinians to formally demand an end to the Israeli occupation of the Palestinian territories within 12 months.

International Business Times

UN considers resolution demanding Israel end its occupation of Palestinian territories

The U.N. General Assembly is considering a Palestinian resolution demanding that Israel end its “unlawful presence” in Gaza and the West Bank within a year

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UN General Assembly To Debate Call For End To Israeli Occupation

UN member states will debate Tuesday a push by the Palestinians to formally demand an end to the Israeli occupation of the Palestinian territories within 12 months.

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New president of UN General Assembly calls for unity to tackle borderless issues

Cameroon’s former prime minister has taken over the presidency of the U.N. General Assembly and called for nations to unite and to address global challenges from climate change and poverty to conflicts and armed violence

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Palestinians Push U.N. Resolution Against Israel's Presence

Palestinians propose UN resolution for Israel to withdraw from Gaza and West Bank, met with Israeli rejection. Escalating violence in the region amid dispu...

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Palestinians' UN proposal demands Israel leave Gaza and the West Bank in 6 months

The Palestinians have circulated a draft U.N. resolution demanding that Israel end its “unlawful presence” in Gaza and the West Bank within six months

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Sierra Leone's president uses UN Security Council presidency to urge more seats for Africa

Sierra Leone’s president says Africa cannot wait any longer to get a bigger voice in the United Nations’ most powerful body, the Security Council

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Astronomy ‘Olympics’ is being hosted in Africa for the first time: 4 big talking points

Cutting-edge telescopes, gravitational waves, black holes and our solar system’s central star, the Sun, are just a few of the topics that will be on the table in Cape Town, South Africa, for an event that’s a scientific version of the Olympic Games – though the world’s leading astronomy researchers…

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UN Security Council Welcomes New Members In General Assembly Vote

United Nations General Assembly elects Denmark, Greece, Pakistan, Panama, and Somalia to U.N. Security Council for two-year terms. Challenges and need for ...

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The best software engineering bootcamps that will get you hired

Fortune analyzed over a hundred bootcamps and ranked the top 10.

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UN tribute to Iran's late President Raisi marred by protests and European and US snubs

The U.N. General Assembly’s tribute to Iran’s late president Ebrahim Raisi was snubbed by Western and East European nations amid protests against honoring a leader who was reviled for his crackdown on opponents

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UN approves annual commemoration of 1995 Srebrenica genocide, over strong opposition from Serbs

The U.N. General Assembly has approved a resolution to commemorate the 1995 Srebrenica genocide in Bosnia annually, over strong opposition from Serbs in Bosnia and neighboring Serbia

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The U.N. General Assembly backs the Palestinians' membership bid

The assembly voted by a wide margin to grant new "rights and privileges" to Palestine and called on the Security Council to reconsider the Palestinians' request to become a U.N. member.

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UN General Assembly To Support Palestinian Membership Bid

UN General Assembly poised to support Palestinian bid for membership, impacting Israeli-Palestinian conflict.

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